Seiun Award

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The Seiun Award is a prestigious Japanese science fiction honor recognizing outstanding works and achievements in the genre, often likened to Japan’s equivalent of the Hugo Awards.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese literary award
science fiction award
alsoKnownAs Japan’s Hugo Award NERFINISHED
Seiun-shō NERFINISHED
awardCeremonyHeldAt Japan National SF Convention NERFINISHED
awardedFor best comic
best media presentation
best science fiction novel
best science fiction short story
best translated science fiction work
notable contributions to Japanese science fiction fandom
awardType fan-voted award
comparedTo Hugo Award NERFINISHED
country Japan
culturalSignificance major indicator of recognition in Japanese science fiction
eligibility works released in Japan during the previous year
field speculative fiction
firstAwarded 1970
frequency annual
genre fantasy
science fiction
hasCategory Art
Comic
Free Category
Japanese Novel
Japanese Short Story
Media
Nonfiction
Special Award
Translated Novel
Translated Short Story
hasNotableRecipient Hayao Miyazaki NERFINISHED
Hideaki Anno NERFINISHED
Keiichi Sigsawa NERFINISHED
Project Itoh NERFINISHED
Sakyo Komatsu NERFINISHED
Yasutaka Tsutsui NERFINISHED
inception 1970
languageOfAwardedWorks Japanese
namedAfter Seiun ("Nebula") NERFINISHED
organizerType fan organization
presentedBy Japan Science Fiction Fan Groups’ Association NERFINISHED
purpose to recognize outstanding works in science fiction and related genres
region East Asia
scope Japanese works and translations published in Japan
selectionMethod vote by members of Japanese science fiction fan groups
status prestigious
typicalEventLocation Japan National SF Convention NERFINISHED

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Frank Herbert awardReceived Seiun Award